How to Contact MCD Biology Advising

DUE TO LIMITED STAFFING APPOINTMENT AVAILABILITY WILL BE LIMITED.  If you have a quick question, please try attending our Drop-in times. For Academic Planning assistance, please try to attend a workshop or Peer Advising drop-in hours. You can also share your academic plan with mcdadvising@ucsc.edu for feedback.

 

MCD Biology Undergraduate Advising is implementing a Caseload based advising approach starting the Fall 2022 quarter - this means each MCD Biology Advisor is assigned to meet with students from a specific College. This is to promote Student/Advisor relationships. Each MCD Biology Advisor is assigned to 3 or 4 Colleges.


Though we are assigning our advisors to work with a specific College, please note the differences in Advising options:

 

Which Advising Option is Best for You?

MCD Biology Undergraduate Advising Email


Please continue to email us at mcdadvising@ucsc.edu using your UCSC email address; please be sure to include your Student ID number in your email.

Please use email for:

  • General questions
  • Progress/Graduation Checks (remaining major requirements)
  • Getting forms signed


To be sure your email is sent to your assigned advisor, be sure you put you College in the subject line (see example below):

Example:

If you are in John R. Lewis College and have questions about the Curriculum Plan, your subject line should show as:

Subject: John R. Lewis College - Questions on Curriculum Plan

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NOTE: If you do not put your College in the subject line, a response to your email may be delayed (5-7 business days) as we will need to first find your College, then route it to your assigned advisor.

 

MCD Biology Peer Advising

For all MCD Biology Peer Advising, you do not need to meet with a specific Advisor or Peer Advisor.

Please use Peer Advising Drop-in for:

  • Academic Planning
  • Questions about Major Qualification Criteria
  • Enrollment Troubleshooting
  • Referrals to Campus Resources

 

Peer Advising Workshops- we plan to offer workshops each quarter regarding:

  • Academic Planning
  • MCD Biology Qualification Requirements
  • Enrollment and Course Search
  • Graduation
  • and more!

More information about MCD Biology Peer Advising on the MCD Biology Peer Advising page!


Please see the MCD Biology Peer Advising calendar below for Peer Advising Drop-in and Workshops:

 


MCD Biology Undergraduate Advisor Drop-In

MCD Biology Staff Advisors will be holding individual drop-in hours weekly - you do NOT need to meet with your assigned advisor. Drop-in advising is normally limited to a maximum of 15 minutes as this is a space for quick, mostly general questions.

Drop-in advising for the Fall 2022 Quarter will be virtual. You will be placed into a virtual/Zoom waiting room until the Host/Advisor invites you in.

Please use the MCD Biology Drop-in advising for:
 

  • Quick questions about MCD courses
  • Questions about Major Qualification Criteria
  • MCDB Appeals Process
  • Questions about Petitions such as:
    • Course Repeat Petitions
    • Exceptions to Policy
  • General Questions or referrals to Campus Resources


Please note - if your question is best suited for your assigned Advisor, you may be redirected during Drop-in to schedule an appointment or to email your questions to your advisor (See below for how to email your assigned advisor).

Group Drop-in advising will be available during "busy advising" times - i.e. Advising Week, Enrollment Week, and the first week of the quarter. During these "busy advising" times, individual drop-in and appointments will not be availalbe.

For more information about MCD Biology Undergraduate Advisor Drop-in, please see the specific MCD Biology Undergraduate Advisor Drop-in page!

Please see the calendar below for the MCD Biology Undergraduate Advisor drop-in times:

 

 

MCD Biology Undergraduate Advisor Appointments


Due to limited appointment availablity, please see the drop-in advising calendar if you have an urgent question.

Appointments are one-on-one advising appointments (usually about 30 minutes) with an MCD Biology Advisor to go more in-depth regarding your academic record. You should only be meeting with your assigned advisor.

All MCDB Advising Appointments are scheduled through Slug Success in advance, you will then be provided with a Zoom link in your appointment confirmation and reminder messages from Sluc Success. Follow the Zoom link at the time of the appointment, you will be placed in a virtual waiting room until the Host invites you in.

NOTE: If you are in Slug Success and do not see MCD/MCD Advising on the list of offices you can schedule an appointment with, this means our appointments are full - We open our appointments 2 weeks in advance.

Please see the MCD Biology Undergraduate Advisor Appointments page for more information regarding MCD Biology Undergraduate Advisor Appointments. 

Below are MCD Biology Undergraduate Advisor Personal Availablilty Links (PAL) in Slug Success - 

Advising Appointments for Kylie

  • Kylie works with the following Colleges: College Nine, John R. Lewis, Kresge, Oakes, Porter, Stevenson

Advising Appointments for Mariah

  • Mariah works with the following Colleges: Cowell, Crown, Merrill, Rachel Carson

 

NOTE: If you schedule an appointment with an advisor who is not your assigned advisor, your appointment will be canceled. If the available appointment times do not work for you, please email mcdadvising@ucsc.edu with your College in the subject line to request an appointment due to a time conflict. If the appointments are all full (i.e. there is no time conflict), please try to schedule an appointment for a later date as our appointments open 2 weeks in advance.